This was the presentation I prepared for a workshop at TAFE SA in November, 2006.

1. DVDS
WELCOME!

2. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS)
•Introductions
•Written voice? Spoken voice?
•The power of voice
•Online voice
•The NP project:
Different Voices, Different Spaces
•Any questions?

3. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS
First,
there is
the WRITTEN WORD…

4. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): Martin Luther King Jr
I have a dream today…
So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New
Hampshire.
Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of
Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of
Colorado.
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
But not only that, let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of
Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

5. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): Martin Luther King Jr
And when this happens, when we allow freedom
ring –
when we let it ring from every village and every
hamlet,
from every state and every city,
we will be able to speed up that day when all of
God's children
- black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles,
Protestants and Catholics –
will be able to join hands and sing in the words of
the old Negro spiritual:
"Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we
are free at last!"
Source: U.S. Department of State

6. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): Martin Luther King Jr
And now,
the SPOKEN VOICE…

7. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): A question
Think of
A VOICE
that moves you.

8. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): A question
What is the power of voice?

9. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): A question
In your educational work,
when do you choose voice
rather than written communication?

10. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS):
Some discussion questions
Who uses voice online
for educational purposes?
In what circumstances?
Doing WHAT and WHY?

11. Different Voices, Different Spaces (DVDS): Voice possibilities
Record:
•Voice
Music
Other sounds
Students
PD
Networks
Conversations
Meetings
Blogs
•Evolving reflections
Teaching story/history
Study support
Portfolio
Fireside chats
Projects
Audio
companion:
•Books
Excursions
Assessment
Audacity
Teachers

12. New Practices in Flexible Learning 2005

13. Different Voices, Different Spaces: A website and a CD
CONTENTS
• principles
• technologies and
practices
• professional
development
• resources from 3
projects

14. DVDS - RESOURCES: Three online voice-related projects
The three projects that make up
Different Voices, Different Spaces are:
* Beyond Text:
using your voice online
* Connecting the Dots:
breaking down the barriers to participation
* Social Interaction Packs:
overcoming social barriers to online learning

15. Different Voices, Different Spaces: Connecting the Dots
Index of Connecting the Dots resources
• Project overview
• Case studies
Download sample podcasts
(e.g. STORE CUPBOARD) and
transcripts from practitioners in the study.
• Cheap and easy guides to podcasting
• Project videos
• Other resources
Answers to frequently asked questions, the technologies used
and recommended web sites.

16. Different Voices, Different Spaces: Social Interaction Packs
Activity types
Games /Icebreaker/Identity creation/
Induction /Collaboration Team Building
Learner groups
»International
»Youth
»School-based
»Off campus
»Remote campus
»Workplace
»Hybrid (face- to-face/online)
»On campus

17. Different Voices, Different Spaces: Social Interaction Packs

18. Different Voices, Different Spaces: Voice spaces
• Voice e-mail (A)
• Voice board (A)
• Voice chat (S)
•Audioblog (A)
• (Phone blog) (A)
• Virtual classroom (S)
•Digital audio editor (A)
• Podcast (A)
(A) = Asynchronous
(S) = Synchronous

19. Different Voices, Different Spaces: Good practices

20. DVDS: Teacher’s comments (Personalised learning)
Audioblogs can be personalised – they can
function as a simple means of creating
personal or interactive webpages, and they
remain active after a course is finished. They
can function as a type of e-portfolio for
students indefinitely.
(Beyond Text Audioblogs, Why use audioblogging?)

21. DVDS: Teacher’s comments (Reflectiveness)
You can use voice boards for reflection and
journaling activities. This is a great way for
learners to be able to record their learning
and experiences of the learning process.
(Beyond Text, Voice Boards, Why use voice boards?)

22. DVDS: Further information
URL for DVDS website
http://dvds.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.html
http://snipurl.com/ymv9
Contact details for DVDS CDs:
Ros Howell
New Practices in Flexible Learning
WestOne Services
1 Prospect Place
West Perth 6005
Telephone: 08 9229 5418
Ros.Howell@westone.wa.gov.au